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The AFL announced a new knockout competition to be known as the Foxtel Cup will be held for the best teams from the Australia’s state leagues, including the Greater Western Sydney Giants. The second-tier competition games will run as curtain-raisers to Saturday night AFL matches.
The games will be screened on Fox Sports, mostly on Saturday afternoons as curtain-raisers to Saturday night AFL matches.
Matches will be run to 18-minute quarters. The grand final for the competition will be played on Saturday August 6 (venue to be confirmed).
The AFL’s national and international development manager, David Matthews, highlighted the the importance of state-league clubs.
“From 2011, our traditional state-league clubs in each league that have built our game’s strength through more than a century of the development of Australia’s only indigenous game, will be able to pit themselves against other state-league players.”
“Four victories will be required in a straight knockout contest to claim the title.”
Round 1 Fixtures, Foxtel Cup
Sat March 26 – Morningside v NT Thunder, Gabba 4.05pm
Sat April 2 – East Perth v North Ballarat, Patersons Stadium 5.35pm
Sat April 9 – Swan Districts v Williamstown, Patersons Stadium 5.05pm
Sat April 16 – West Adelaide v Ainslie, AAMI Stadium 4.35pm
Sat April 23 – Clarence v Claremont, Bellerive Oval 7.35pm
Sat April 30 – North Bullants v GWS Giants, MCG 4.05pm
Sat May 14 – East Coast Eagles v Port Adelaide Magpies, SCG 4.45pm
Sat May 21 – Labrador v North Adelaide, Gabba 4.45pm
Full list of teams for 2011: Swan Districts (WA), Claremont (WA), East Perth (WA), North Ballarat (Vic), Northern Bullants (Vic), Williamstown (Vic), West Adelaide (SA), North Adelaide (SA), Port Adelaide Magpies (SA), Morningside (Qld), Labrador (Qld), NT Thunder (NT), Clarence (Tasmania), Ainslie (ACT) and the East Coast Eagles (NSW).
*Greater Western Sydney will participate in 2011 only before their entry to the AFL next year.
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